kirk
noun
a church.
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kirk
1 American
[kurk, kir k]
/ kɜrk, kɪrk /
noun
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Chiefly Scot. and North England. a church.
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the Kirk, the Church of Scotland (Presbyterian), as distinguished from the Church of England or the Scottish Episcopal Church.
Kirk
2
American
[kurk]
/ kɜrk /
noun
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Grayson (Louis), 1903–1997, U.S. educator: president of Columbia University 1953–68.
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a male given name.
kirk
1
British
/ kɜːk, kɪrk /
noun
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a Scot word for church
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a Scottish church
Kirk
2
British
/ kɜːk, kɪrk /
noun
Kirk
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British
/ kɜːk /
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of kirk
1150–1200; Middle English (north and Scots ) < Old Norse kirkja church
Example Sentences
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"After all," he said, "it is well known that Kate Forbes is a member of the free kirk, and there are certain things that logically, implicitly flow from that."
From BBC • Feb. 21, 2023
Members of the community, school groups and charities donate, create and decorate trees for the event so that people can share in the heritage of the kirk.
From BBC • Dec. 23, 2022
"How is charlie kirk 28?," chimed Hanna Gais, a senior research analyst at the Southern Poverty Law Center.
From Salon • Feb. 14, 2022
All night once he had played the kirk organ while she blew the bellows.
From Time Magazine Archive
She prophesied that, late or soon, Thou would be found deep drowned in Doon; Or catched wi' warlocks i' the mirk, By Alloway's auld haunted kirk.
From In the Saddle A Collection of Poems on Horseback-Riding by Various
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